Sound Wisdom Blog
The Creative Mind: An Exclusive Excerpt from Charles F. Haanel’s The Master Key System
The subconscious can and will solve any problem for us if we know how to direct it. The subconscious processes are always at work; the only question is, are we to be simply passive recipients of this activity, or are we to consciously direct the work? Shall we have a vision of the destination to be reached, the dangers to be avoided, or shall we simply drift?
Ideas, Improvements, and Innovations by Jim Stovall
You may have heard the old saying, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” Whether or not this is true, I would at least have to agree that there is very little new under the sun. Most of what we think of as brand-new or cutting-edge is little more than something that has been remolded or reworked. In the world of breakthrough ideas, concepts, or technologies, virtually everything will fall into one of three categories. There are the rare and precious original ideas. These are few and far between, and should be celebrated for the genius they represent. The vast majority of new things are either innovations or improvements on old things.
Uncopyable Innovation: Stealing Genius by Steve Miller
Who is the best in the world, no matter what industry, and how do they solve this?
That’s why I call it Stealing Genius. Pablo Picasso famously said, “Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” Steve Jobs quoted Picasso in a short video clip I often cite, and he goes further by explaining how Apple has used the concept. If you want to be Uncopyable, this is the mindset you need.
Idleness by Earl Nightingale
When we think of service, we tend to think of being busy. But that’s only part of the story. Idleness is important too—the kind of leisure we need in order to listen to that inner voice, to let our imaginations really take off.
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Poetry by Jennifer Janechek
Humanities majors are becoming increasingly desirable to corporations. Just take a look at this recent study suggesting that Google’s most-prized skills in its employees are those cultivated by a humanities degree rather than a STEM one. But even if you don’t have a degree in the humanities, you can still take insight from the wisdom that programs of study like English, history, and philosophy have to offer.